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gold-burh

(n.)
Grammar
gold-burh, gen. -burge; f.
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A town where gold is distributed or which is ornamented with gold, Andr. Kmbl. 3308; An. 1657: Cd. 119; Th. 154, 2; Gen. 2549

friþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-burh, freoðo-burh; gen. -burge; dat. -byrig; f.

A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two partiespācis urbs

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A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two parties; pācis urbs Ðéh hit [the ship] gedriuen beó and hit ætfleó to hwilcre friþbyrig and ða menn útætberstan into ðære byrig ðonne habban ða men friþ though it

eardung-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eardung-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A dwelling-city, city of tabernacles tabernacŭlōrum urbs

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A dwelling-city, city of tabernacles ; tabernacŭlōrum urbs Híg getimbrodun Pharaoneseardungburga Phiton and Rameses ædificāvērunt urbes tabernacŭlōrum Pharaōni Phithon et Ramesses, Ex. 1. 11

in-burh

(n.)
Grammar
in-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A hallvestibule

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A hall, vestibule Inburh atrium, Wrt. Voc. 84, 35

heáfod-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-burh, gen. -burge; f.

Chief town, capital, metropolismetropolis

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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31. Hí becómon æt néxtan tó ánre heáfod-byrig

heáh-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation

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A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation Ðǽr is Créca heáhburg there is the chief town of the Greeks, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 21: Beo. Th. 2258; B. 1127. Tó ðære heáhbyrig to the chief town [Babylon], Cd. 209; Th. 259, 30; Dan. 699. Se

eorþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-burh, gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig; f.

An earth mound or burying place agger, hŭmātio

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An earth mound or burying place; agger, hŭmātio To ðare eorþ-byrig to the earth mound, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 335 ; A. D. 903 ; Kmbl. iii. 403, 31

an-burge

Similar entry: BORH

hring-burne

(n.)
Grammar
hring-burne, (?), an; f. A brook with many windings (? cf. hring; <b>V a</b>)
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On hringheburne, C. D. iii. 416, 31

wǽðe-burne

(n.)
Grammar
wǽðe-burne, (?), an; f.

A fishing-stream (?)

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A fishing-stream (?) Of ðæm geate on wǽdeburnan; andlang wǽðeburnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 27

freó-burh

(n.)
Grammar
freó-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A free citylībĕra arx

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A free city; lībĕra arx He scolde gesécean freóburh he should seek the free city, Beo. Th. 1390; B. 693

freoðo-burh

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A peaceful citycity of refugean asylumpācis arxasȳlum

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A peaceful city, city of refuge, an asylum; pācis arx, asȳlum He gesóhte freoðoburh he sought the peaceful city. Beo. Th. 1048; B. 522

hleów-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A city which affords shelter, protection,

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A city which affords shelter, protection, Beo. Th. 1828; B. 912: 3467; B. 1731

cwyrn-burne

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-burne, an; f.

A mill-stream molāris torrens

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A mill-stream; molāris torrens, Som. Ben. Lye

fild-burne

(n.)
Grammar
fild-burne, (-a?), an; f. (m.?)
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A stream in a plain(?) Of ðǽm aldan felde . . .; swá ondlang bróces on ðone gemǽrhagan; ofer fild*-*burnan, C. D. iii. 393, 27

Linked entry: fild

wæter-burne

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-burne, an; f.

A stream of water

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A stream of water Ic ána sæt innan bearwe . . . ðǽr ða wæterburnan swégdon and urnon, Dóm. L. 3

wille-burne

(n.)
Grammar
wille-burne, an; f.

A bubbling burn, running stream

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A bubbling burn, running stream Lago yrn-ende, wylleburne, Cd. Th. 14, I; Gen. 212. Drihten lét willeburnan on woruld þringan of ǽdra gehwære, 83, I ; Gen. 1373

Linked entry: will-flód

winter-burna

(n.)
Grammar
winter-burna, an; m.

A stream that is full in winter(?)a stream that has the fullness of winter(?)a torrent

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A stream that is full in winter(?), a stream that has the fullness of winter(?), a torrent Ofer ðæt burna ł uinter-burna trans torrentem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1. ¶ the word occurs as a local name, and is found often in the Charters, e. g.: In Winter-burnan

-búr

(suffix)
Grammar
-búr, v. ge-búr; á-búrod,
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sǽ-burh

(n.)

a maritime town

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a maritime town Hé gewunade in *Capharnaum ðæt is sǽ-burug(-caestrae, Rush.) habitavit in Capharnaum maritima (*note on Capharnaum : In ðær byrig Capharnaum is genemned and maritimam cuoeð, forðon ðyú burg is on sǽ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 13

Linked entry: sǽ-ceaster